Miscarriage: the anguish of hidden grief

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A controversial new treatment enabled Lisa Francesca Nand to have a successful pregnancy after several miscarriagesTimes photographer, Bethany Clarke

Lisa Francesca Nand

Last updated at 12:01AM, September 17 2013

As research gives hope to those suffering recurrent miscarriages, Lisa Francesca Nand relives the pain of her experience

I was just one day from the milestone 12-week scan when my pregnancy began to
go wrong. I thought that I had crossed the typical danger zone — I was
wrong. Although gentle at first, the contractions soon began to come in
waves. Within an hour I was on the floor, knocked over with each contraction
and unable to walk.

I was in Brighton for the weekend seeing friends and my husband, David, and I
left our seaside picnic to go to the local hospital. It was Sunday evening
and the weekend, I now know, is a lousy time to have